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Weather in Granite Falls, Minnesota

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Granite Falls, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
23%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Granite Falls, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
7p
73°
8p
69°
9p
67°
12%
10p
66°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
65°
8a
73°
9a
81°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
L 54°H 87°
Granite Falls, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    79°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    51%
    66°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    71%
    58°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    48°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    13%
    68°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    60°53°
Granite Falls, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
007° · veering 160°
Direction
N
007°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 30 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the n-bound air across the harbor.
Granite Falls, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.4
+0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.4
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+5.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973980
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Granite Falls, MN
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
5.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.4 Low
Granite Falls, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Granite Falls, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 AM
Moonset
2:21 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Granite Falls, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Granite Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Granite Falls

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.